What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?

What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?

 

Film distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing; this can be done through online download, Television screening, DVD purchase and Cinema screening. Most of the major media institutions are based in America, such as Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros and Lionsgate, who produce high concept block buster films such as The Hunger Games franchise, Gone Girl and Inception. Despite their thriller genre, they differ vastly from the types of films that are independently produced by British corporations like The Hole, Snatch and Brighton Rock. This is usually down to the lack of funding’s Independent companies receive to produce the films, and usually they relate to the British niche culture.

 

Our Film would be distributed by a British independent media institution, this would be for a number of reasons. Firstly our set is very obviously situated on the Norfolk coastline, a niche destination known in England for its wide long stretch beaches. Other locations such as Attenborough Police station are also situated in England, this appeals to the British audience because people are able to relate to those areas and want to see films located there. The British accent is used fluently throughout, also another indication to the location of the film. The British audience are drawn to the niche of the British accent as they also have it.

 

Our Film does not involve a high concept plot; it’s crime thrillers, which are very typical British storylines. They do not involve a lot of action or special effects, usually more psychologically impacting like The Replacement or Line of Duty. The little use of CGI and camera effects makes the film qualify less as a high concept film, and more as an independently produced film.

 

Finite Films is a UK film institution which would distribute our media film as they specialise in drama and thriller productions, this would make them a suitable independent distributor for ‘Vanished’. They believe in making movies that “strive for originality and offer an experience,” which is suited to the kind film we are trying to show to our British audience.